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ergot/ˈɜ:ɡɒt/n. 1 a disease of rye and other cereals caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, the presence of which can cause food poisoning 麦角病(一种由麦角菌引起的谷类植物疾病，可造成食物中毒) 2a this fungus 麦角菌 b the dried spore-containing structures of this, used as a source of medicine to aid childbirth 麦角干孢子(用来生产催产用医用麦角的原料) 3 a small horny protuberance on the back of a horse's fetlock 距毛角质(马的球节部的一小块角质结节)[French from Old French argot ‘cock's spur’, from the appearance produced by the disease] |